swab in Chinese
swab in Chinese is 水手 — swab means a small pad of absorbent material, often on a stick, used to clean a wound, apply medicine, or collect a sample.
swab in Chinese
水手
Pronounced: shuǐ shǒu
(slang) A sailor; a swabby.
What does "swab" mean?
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noun A small pad of absorbent material, often on a stick, used to clean a wound, apply medicine, or collect a sample.
"The nurse used a cotton swab to clean the cut before bandaging it."
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noun A mop, especially one used to clean the deck of a ship.
"The sailors pushed swabs across the deck at dawn."
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verb To clean or wipe something using a swab.
"She swabbed the wound with antiseptic before dressing it."
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swab in a sentence
- The nurse used a cotton swab to clean the cut before bandaging it.
- They took a throat swab to test for the infection.
- The sailors pushed swabs across the deck at dawn.
- She swabbed the wound with antiseptic before dressing it.
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What is "swab" in Chinese?
"swab" in Chinese is 水手. swab means: A small pad of absorbent material, often on a stick, used to clean a wound, apply medicine, or collect a sample.
How do you pronounce 水手?
"swab" in Chinese is 水手, pronounced "shuǐ shǒu".
How do you use "swab" in a sentence?
Example: "The nurse used a cotton swab to clean the cut before bandaging it." In Chinese, "swab" is 水手.
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